Chief Accounting Officer

2 months ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Primer Full time
Job Title: Chief Accounting Officer

Primer is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Chief Accounting Officer to join our team. As a key member of our finance department, you will be responsible for building a scalable back-office foundation to support our growth.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Build out the accounting function from the ground-up, including designing and implementing accounting policy and procedural documentation.
  • Develop internal control for all key financial processes, including invoice validation, payment validation, order to cash, revenue recognition, and payroll.
  • Implement an efficient AR collectability strategy and perform monthly, quarterly, and yearly close activities, including manual journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Ensure that the company accounts are closed in a timely fashion and in accordance with UK GAAP and IFRS.
  • Develop, manage, and improve process metrics utilizing automation, lean practices, and process optimization to scale.
  • Lead the multi-region roll-out plan with subsidiary to be incorporated into APAC and North-America.
  • Partner with Revenue Operations, People Operations, and/or Legal to investigate issues that arise during reporting cycles.
  • Create global best practice documentation and facilitate sharing across the organization.
Requirements:
  • Demonstrable commercial and managerial experience of 10+ years.
  • Big 4 exposure to audit, accounting, and risk reviews.
  • Previous exposure with VAT and Tax compliance activities.
  • Previous experience with Revenue Recognition accounting principles for complex and usage-based B2B contracts.
  • Qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) and strong understanding of IFRS.
  • Led Accounting teams in a multi-locations set up and exposure to working in multicultural, location, and dynamic business environment.
  • Experience in building and scaling new teams fully remote from the ground-up.
  • Experience in rolling-out and working with finance systems (e.g. Net Suite).
  • Acute eye for detail and high working standards.
  • High integrity and natural desire to assume responsibility.
  • Highly adaptable in a fast-paced changing environment and be able to multitask.
  • Startup experience in a fully remote environment.
Preferred Requirements:
  • Scale-up experience growing from Series B to D/E.
  • Establishing a multi-region (EU/APAC/US) consolidation processes and preparing/reviewing consolidated financial statements, also coordinate local statutory audits.
About Primer

We're building a culture where people can come and do their best work and enjoy it. You will be working with a team of people who are mission-driven, smart, and reflective, and who are invested in building exceptional products and delivering success for our merchants.

We work remotely. We believe that building a successful, profitable company goes beyond proximity. We invest in our relationships with each other through great remote working practices and thoughtfully designed face-to-face time together.

Our benefits include competitive share options, uncapped holiday, co-working space access, workations, and company retreat, the best equipment for your role, £500 towards your home office setup, generous learning budget, medical insurance, and a broad set of additional perks and benefits (depending on location).

We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. Primer is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees, regardless of background or beliefs.

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